On Jun. 14 and 15, Volkel airbase, in the Netherlands, the military installation where 22 U.S. nuclear bombs are housed, hosted the airshow that celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
The Aviationist’s photographer Tony Lovelock was there and took the following images of some of the most interesting attendees.
David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
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